raiva

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese raiva, from earlier ravia, from Vulgar Latin *rabia, from Latin rabiēs.

Cognate with Galician rabia, Spanish rabia, Catalan ràbia, Occitan ràbia, French rage, Italian rabbia and English rage.

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʁaj.vɐ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁaj.va/, /ˈʁaj.vɐ/
  • Hyphenation: rai‧va

Noun

raiva f (plural raivas)

  1. anger (a strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something)
  2. rabies (viral disease)
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